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    The Bokpoort solar thermal power station set a record of 161 hours of continuous power supply

    • Last Update: 2022-11-21
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    South Africa's Bokpoort solar thermal power plant, developed by Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power Company, has performed well since it was officially connected to the grid in March this year, setting a record for the longest continuous generation of 161 hours, nearly seven days
    , during its first month of commercial operation.

    The 50MW Bokpoort CSP plant, located near Upington, North Cape Province, South Africa, is the only CSP project in the second phase of South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Program (REIPPPP), with a consortium led by Saudi ACWA winning the bid, and a Spanish team consisting of other consortium members such as Crowie Concessions, Acciona, TSK and Sener playing the role of turnkey EPC for the project

    The Bokpoort solar thermal power station adopts SENERtrough trough heat collection technology, equipped with a 9.
    3-hour double tank molten salt heat storage system, with a heat storage capacity of 1300MWht, which is the largest energy storage system
    in Africa.
    It is based on this that the power station has created a record
    of 160 hours of continuous power generation.

    South Africa's evening peak electricity consumption from 5 pm to 9 pm, in order to meet the demand for electricity during this period, South Africa for CSP to introduce a peak-valley electricity price mechanism, encourage project developers to configure energy storage systems, South Africa has developed all solar thermal power stations are equipped with energy storage systems, Bokpoort power station is only one of
    many energy storage solar thermal power stations in South Africa.

    As the developer of the project, the next power station developed by ACWA in South Africa is the Redstone Tower molten salt solar thermal power station, which won the bid by a consortium led by SolarReserve and ACWA in the United States, with an installed capacity of 100MW and an energy storage time of up to 12 hours, which is expected to start construction in the second half of this year and will become the largest energy storage solar thermal power station
    in South Africa after completion.

    South Africa's Bokpoort solar thermal power plant, developed by Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power Company, has performed well since it was officially connected to the grid in March this year, setting a record for the longest continuous generation of 161 hours, nearly seven days
    , during its first month of commercial operation.

    Solar thermal power station

    The 50MW Bokpoort CSP plant, located near Upington, North Cape Province, South Africa, is the only CSP project in the second phase of South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Program (REIPPPP), with a consortium led by Saudi ACWA winning the bid, and a Spanish team consisting of other consortium members such as Crowie Concessions, Acciona, TSK and Sener playing the role of turnkey EPC for the project

    The Bokpoort solar thermal power station adopts SENERtrough trough heat collection technology, equipped with a 9.
    3-hour double tank molten salt heat storage system, with a heat storage capacity of 1300MWht, which is the largest energy storage system
    in Africa.
    It is based on this that the power station has created a record
    of 160 hours of continuous power generation.

    South Africa's evening peak electricity consumption from 5 pm to 9 pm, in order to meet the demand for electricity during this period, South Africa for CSP to introduce a peak-valley electricity price mechanism, encourage project developers to configure energy storage systems, South Africa has developed all solar thermal power stations are equipped with energy storage systems, Bokpoort power station is only one of
    many energy storage solar thermal power stations in South Africa.

    As the developer of the project, the next power station developed by ACWA in South Africa is the Redstone Tower molten salt solar thermal power station, which won the bid by a consortium led by SolarReserve and ACWA in the United States, with an installed capacity of 100MW and an energy storage time of up to 12 hours, which is expected to start construction in the second half of this year and will become the largest energy storage solar thermal power station
    in South Africa after completion.

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